 Man may be excused for feeling some pride at having risen, though not through his own exertions, to the very summit of the organic scale; and the fact of his having thus risen, instead of having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hope for a...  Examinations Papers - Página 721898Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1872 - 522 páginas
...summit of the organic scale, instead of having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes of a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not here concerned with hopes and fears, only with the truth, so far as our reason allows us to discover it. And we must acknowledge,... | |
 | Irish ecclesiastical record - 1868 - 596 páginas
...In the conclusion of the last mentioned work he treats us to the following consoling assurance — " Man may be excused for feeling some pride at having...been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes of a still higher destiny in the distant future. . . . We must acknowledge, as it seems to me, that... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1872 - 530 páginas
...summit of the organic scale, instead of having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes of a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not here concerned with hopes and fears, only with the truth, so far as our reason allows us to discover it. And we must acknowledge,... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1872 - 538 páginas
...summit of the organic scale, instead of having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes of a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not here concerned with hopes and fears, only with the truth, so far as our reason allows us to discover it. And we must acknowledge,... | |
 | George St. Clair - 1873 - 296 páginas
...perfect statue now rough-cast in clay."1 Man may be excused for feeling some pride at having risen to the very summit of the organic scale ; and the fact of this great advance from a lowly origin constitutes in itself a prophecy of a still higher destiny in... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1874 - 840 páginas
...fact of his having thus risen, instead of having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hope for a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not hero concerned with hopes or fears, only with the truth as far as our reason permits us to discover... | |
 | Henry Augustus Mott - 1880 - 164 páginas
...he was connected, had no knowledge of God, of a soul, or of any future state. Darwin remarks, that " man may be excused for feeling some pride at having...of having been aboriginally placed there, may give hope for a still higher destiny in the distant future." The belief in a future life amongst the civilized... | |
 | M. M. Kalisch - 1880 - 682 páginas
...feeling some pride at having risen ... to the very summit of the organic scale, . . . and this . . . may give him hopes for a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we must acknowledge that, with all his noble qualities, . . . with his god-like intellect, he still bears... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1884 - 396 páginas
...remorse, treats his wives like slaves, knows no decency, and is haunted hy the grossest superstitions. Man may be excused for feeling some pride at having...having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hope for a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not here concerned with hopes or... | |
 | Edward Woodall - 1884 - 100 páginas
...remorse, treats his wives like slaves, knows no decency, and is haunted by the grossest superstition. Man may be excused for feeling some pride at having...having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hope for a still higher destiny in the distant future." Mr. Dai win's name is associated almost exclusively... | |
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